An individual or group research project of a self-contained idea in visualization. Milestones (and deliverables) for the project:

• Due 23 Jan.

  Project proposal

• Due 13 Feb.

  Mid-term evaluation

• Due 3 Apr.

  Final presentation

• Due 3 Apr.

  15 April

  Project report

Note that a research contribution is not equal to engineering: the methodology employed, the originality of the research and technical soundness of the work are most important. A well-crafted application will not be a subsitute for research quality and contribution. Moreover, while projects generally include the development of an interactive visualization application, in-depth qualitative studies (with rich discussion on implications for visualization design) are also suitable for this assignment [see for instance Active Reading in Visualization, and Useful Junk?]. Similarly to a project involving developement, the methodology, originality and technical soundness of the work will be evaluated.

The project contributes 60% of the final grade.

The following break-down will be used for marking:
      •   Project proposal (2 of the 60)
      •   Mid-term evaluation (10 of the 60)
      •   Project report (20 of the 60)
      •   Final presentation (10 of the 60)
      •   Project execution (18 of the 60)

How are presentations graded? See the presentation evaluation grid.

How is the project report graded?: The overall exposition of the research will be evaluated: work motivation, technical soundness, related work, clarity, results and perspectives. Presentation and writing quality are important.

What is the project execution grade? The originality and quality of the research contribution and execution (i.e. methodology, design process, implementation, evaluation, ...).

Description

A meaningful title and summary (max 700 words) describing your project.
The summary (max 700 words) can be seen as a preliminary draft of the introduction of the research paper (project report) that you will submit at the end of the term. It should describe the topic of your project (motivation, e.g., why it is important, why it is difficult) and the research question that you are trying to address, possibly a brief positionning (what has been done in the area, and why these prior works are limited; what are prior works you bear inspiration from and why), and a description of your envisionned solution.

Please also attach a short biography (a few words about you and why you take this class), as well as a portrait photograph (headshot) of yourself.

Submission instructions

Description

A lightning talk (<5min) of current state of the project.
As for the project summary, the presentation should cover the following aspects: topic of your project; what is the research question that you are trying to address? why is it important? positioning (i.e. brief overview of prior works), and your envisionned solution..

Deliverable

Description

The project report should be seen as a research paper submission, short format (4-6 pages, references do not count toward page limit). As such, it should include all of the components of a reaserach paper (strong motivation, positioning, clear statement of the reseach question and contribution, ...). All of the papers presented in class are good example of good quality research papers (if you have not read them yet, do so!).

Deliverable